A group of about five hundred people from around California came to Sacramento in support of Single Payer health insurance on Monday.

A group of about five hundred people from around California came
to Sacramento in support of Single Payer health insurance on
Monday. The California legislature has twice passed Single Payer
bills, which would create one government run health insurance
system that covers all Californians.

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed both of those
bills. But Governor Jerry Brown campaigned on the issue as a
Presidential candidate in 1992---and that has Single Payer
supporters, like Susan Bradley of Laytonville, hopeful.

"I believe Jerry Brown is a step in the right direction, and
that Single Payer health care will save money," said Bradley. "If
those numbers are clear to everyone, then this will be a good
time."

While campaigning for Governor, Brown did not say whether he
would sign a Single Payer bill.

Single Payer is opposed by a variety of interests, including
insurance companies, which say it would greatly inflate the price
of health care.